Re: Is video game an art?
I most loved the part of how playing violent video games causes agression in people who are, and I quote, "habitually agressive".
Are they sure it's the video games?
Who's taking bets that the NCTV is some nut-case group?
And since when does video game design have anything to do with violence? I'll admit that most games these days are violent, but not all of them ... I'm fascinated how they can make sweeping statements from partial information.
Re: Is video game an art?
They CAN be. 95% (statistic pulled from the wonderful world of "my arse") aren't.
When Adam delved and Eve span, Who was then the gentleman? From the beginning all men by nature were created alike, and our bondage or servitude came in by the unjust oppression of naughty men. For if God would have had any bondsmen from the beginning, he would have appointed who should be bound, and who free. And therefore I exhort you to consider that now the time is come, appointed to us by God, in which ye may (if ye will) cast off the yoke of bondage, and recover liberty. - John Ball
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I can see it now...
MAN ALMOST KILLS WIFE IN COPYCAT OF VIOLENT MEDIEVAL VIDEO GAME
A reclusive, spotty and anti social youth, Mr caravel 92, almost decapitated his entire family while demonstrating the infamous 'mortal kombat' style "finishing moves" with a plastic spoon and plate. Police believe that caravel was attempting to emulate a 'viking huscarle' (one of the violent characters from the game "Medieval 2 Total War") when he almost grazed his pet rat's left ear with the blunt side of the spoon. Police arrived at the house during the early hours of the morning (as they usually do) and laid siege. Chief Inspector Plod repeatedly asked Caravel to "put the spoon down and let's talk". Witnesses reported not alot of blood and no scenes of sickening slaughter. Caravel was charged with 1 counts of using a plastic spoon to commit a finishing move act, 2 counts of posessing violent video games involving little men with swords and 1 count of wasting police time. Judge Mr Somebody, prosecuting, said that Mr Caravel had caused 'untold damage' and that he would go to jail for a 'very long time' adding that 50 life sentances were simply not enough, but the Blair government's barmy laws had tied his hands. A neighbour, that does not wish to be identified, commented earlier today "when will these sickening perverted games be banned? The streets aren't safe, you never know when you'll come up against a load of those bedouin camels and a 4 star general...
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Re: Is video game an art?
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If I werent playing games Id be killing small animals at a higher rate than I am now - SFTS
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Re: Is video game an art?
Video games are a medium, like paper or celluloid or vinyl. You can make very artistic games, or you can have vapid crap. Isn't art is a subjective definition anyways?
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Kids like violence, big surprise, has that guy never seen Tom&Jerry cartoons ? Honestly, do they hand out doctorates with purchase of a Big Mac these days ?
As for video games being art, I agree with Kongamato.
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Caravel: rofl!
Keba:
Why, NCTV = Nut Case against Teen Violence, of course !Originally Posted by Keba
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